Monthly Archives: December 2007

Enigma Simulation in Flash

The Enigma was an electro-mechanical cipher machine used by the German Military during WW II. The following link shows Enigma Simulation done in Adobe Flash 8 by Dr. Frank Spiess. You will have chance to see how it worked. Highlighted … Continue reading

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Santa Checked at Security Gate

Merry Christmas to all. Santa and the TSA: See more comics here.

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Poll – Hacking Motives

I’ve put poll on this blog to find out what is public opinion on primary motives for hacking.  There are six possible choices and you can choose one according your opinion. Answers are based on Australian government Institute of Criminology i.e. … Continue reading

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Is It Safe?

Eric Bidstrup has posted interesting and a thought provoking commentary about the Common Criteria on MSDN blog. He concludes: If customers expect a real-world answer to the question “Is it Safe?” to be answered by Common Criteria, then Common Criteria … Continue reading

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Theory and Practice of Cryptography Video

If you are interested in cryptography, there is very good YouTube video: Theory and Practice of Cryptography. You’ll need one hour of time to watch it. Topics include: Introduction to Modern Cryptography, Using Cryptography in Practice and at Google, Proofs of Security … Continue reading

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